Highlights
We're looking for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats, solving problems, researching solutions, and helping keep business operations running smoothly. About the Opportunity Sterling Engineering is partnering with an established, family-owned logistics and industrial services company with over 50 years of success to hire an Operations Coordinator / Business Operations Assistant.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Elk Grove, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Operations Coordinator / Business Operations Assistant
About the Opportunity
Sterling Engineering is partnering with an established, family-owned logistics and industrial services company with over 50 years of success to hire an Operations Coordinator / Business Operations Assistant. This is a unique opportunity for a highly organized, resourceful, and motivated individual to work directly with company leadership and support daily business operations.
This is not a traditional Executive Assistant role. We're looking for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats, solving problems, researching solutions, and helping keep business operations running smoothly. The ideal candidate is a quick learner, adaptable, and eager to grow within the organization. This position offers the opportunity to become a trusted resource to leadership while gaining exposure to multiple areas of the business.
Newer professionals and candidates with transferable skills are encouraged to apply! We're looking for someone with the right attitude, organizational abilities, and willingness to learn—not necessarily someone with extensive years of experience.
What You'll Do
- Support daily business operations and assist leadership with projects and initiatives.
- Serve as a liaison between executive leadership and various departments.
- Coordinate projects, track priorities, and ensure timely follow-up on action items.
- Research information, identify resources, and help develop solutions to operational challenges.
- Prepare reports, track departmental metrics, and organize business data.
- Assist with operational reporting, including carrier-related reporting.
- Learn and utilize company software systems, including EDM and Zoho CRM.
- Prepare presentations, reports, meeting materials, and other business documents.
- Assist with trade show coordination and special projects as needed.
- Identify opportunities to improve organization, communication, and operational efficiency.
- Manage multiple responsibilities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
What We're Looking For
- 1–3 years of experience in operations support, business coordination, project coordination, administrative support, or a related role preferred.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Comfortable learning new software, systems, and business processes.
- Experience preparing reports, tracking metrics, or organizing operational data.
- Strong research, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and follow through on assignments.
- Professional and comfortable interacting with executive leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Adaptable, coachable, and willing to take on a variety of responsibilities.
- Experience with CRM systems, including Zoho, is a plus.
Who Will Succeed in This Role?
- Resourceful: You enjoy researching information and figuring out solutions.
- Organized: You can juggle multiple projects without losing track of details.
- Quick to Learn: You pick up new systems and processes with ease.
- Proactive: You take initiative rather than waiting for direction.
- Versatile: You're comfortable wearing multiple hats and supporting different areas of the business.
- Growth-Oriented: You're excited to learn, develop new skills, and build a long-term career.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Work closely with executive leadership in an established, growing company.
- Gain exposure to multiple areas of business operations.
- Join a stable, family-owned organization with over 50 years of history.
- Take ownership of meaningful projects and contribute to business improvements.
- Opportunity for long-term professional development and increased responsibility.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.